Cessna 152 accident near Van Horn, TX
On November 6, 1993, a Cessna 152 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Van Horn, TX. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- November 6, 1993
- Place
- Van Horn, TX
- Aircraft
- Cessna 152 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 31.041°N, 104.830°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001211X13725
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On November 6, 1993, at 1715 central standard time, a Cessna 152, N4674L, was destroyed on impact with terrain while maneuvering near Van Horn, Texas. The student pilot and his passenger were fatally injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed throughout the area for the personal flight. According to the operator, the 99 hour student pilot received a 90 day solo endorsement on the afternoon prior to the accident, and he was endorsed to conduct a day VFR solo cross country the next morning. Sometime after dark, the pilot returned to the airport and elected to fly to Van Horn, Texas, where he landed at approximately 2130, and spent the night. According to friends and relatives near the accident site, the student pilot invited several friends and relatives to come out to the airport for a ride in his rented airplane. Four flights were completed prior to the accident. The airplane was observed departing the Culberson County Airport, near Van Horn, Texas, and proceed under two sets of powerlines, prior to buzzing a house while approximately 20 feet above the ground. Witnesses further stated that after buzzing the house, the airplane initiated a very steep climb, followed by the nose of the airplane dropping to the near vertical attitude until contact was made with the ground. According to one of the passengers that went for a ride prior to the accident, the pilot had stated "that he was qualified to fly just about anything with wings," and never told anyone that he was a student pilot. PERSONNEL INFORMATION The student pilot made his first dual flight o
Probable cause
WAS THE PILOT'S ATTEMPT TO PERFORM AEROBATICS AT LOW ALTITUDE AND THE INADVERTENT STALL. A FACTOR WAS THE PILOT'S OSTENTATIOUS DISPLAY.
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
